bursar
bur·sar/ˈbɝsɚ/noun
bursar is spelled B-U-R-S-A-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (bur·sar). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bursar means “The treasurer of a university, college or school” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bursar is bursars.
How many letters and syllables are in bursar?
| Letters | 6: B-U-R-S-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bur·sar |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bursar?
Bursar appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bursar?
- US /ˈbɝsɚ/
- UK /ˈbɜːsə/
Bursar has 2 syllables, split bur·sar in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bursar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bursar?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bursar from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹsəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bursar
- bursars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bursar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The treasurer of a university, college or school.
- 2
ScotlandA student funded by a bursary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bursar come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin bursārius, from bursa (“purse”) (English purse).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).